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# nobility

«nobility» in Mova's school dictionary: **the people of the highest social class, such as dukes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the nobility; nobility)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The nobility are the people of the highest social class, such as dukes, earls and lords, who have titles passed down in their families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#m1)

2) Nobility is also the quality of being noble: good, honest and brave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons about kings, castles, the feudal system and the French Revolution; in ethics and stories, nobility of character.

### examples

- In the Middle Ages, the nobility owned most of the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x1)
- The king invited the nobility to the feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x2)
- Many of the nobility lost power in the French Revolution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x3)
- He showed great nobility by forgiving his enemy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x4)
- Members of the nobility had titles like duke and earl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x5)
- The nobility sat in the House of Lords. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x6)
- Nobility is a distinction; it is a gold coin that bears the stamp of its own value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/#x7)

### note

«The nobility» is used with a plural or singular verb. One member is «a noble» or «a nobleman/noblewoman». Adjective: noble.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nobility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nobility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.